Transcript Chapter 15 Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation

Chapter 15
Manifest Destiny and the
Growing Nation
Introduction
• Americans took land by
______________ _____________
–_______________ your
__________ as far as you can
Louisiana Purchase
• Across the ___________________ lay the
unexplored ____________ of _______________
• From ______________ to south of _____________
• From _______________ River to _____________
Mountains
• Louisiana was owned by ___________________
• __________________ Bonaparte wanted to use this
land for ______________ farmers, would have
closed important ___________ that the U.S. needed
• These ____________ were how the U.S got their
____________ to nations across the
_______________. (_______________)
The Noble Bargain
• Thomas ________________ sent James
_______________ (5th President) to
_____________ to buy New ____________ from
them
• He was offering ___.___ Million dollars
• Napoleon was afraid that the ____________ would
________ and ________ in his farmlands so he did
not need the ____________ anymore
• Instead of just ________ Orleans, Napoleon sold
the entire state of ________________ to the U.S for
______ Million
• Another reason was that ____________ and
_______________ were about to go to _______ and
he did not want to ___________ the land to them
The Purchase Debate
• The real _________ of ________________
was ___ to ____ cents per acre
• People in the U.S. were upset…. Why?
– Big ______________ tag
– Deal tore _____________________ into pieces
– __________ thought would lose _____________
– Thought that ________________ would divide
into mini _______________
– After all the discussion, ________________
approved the _________________
Florida
• Andrew _________________ invaded
___________________
• __________________ wanted to buy Florida
from ______________ and they said, “No
_____________!!”
• ___________________ sent Jackson to
_________________ to stop the
____________ and he stopped them and took
over the ___________
• _______________ was ____________ and
wanted him to be ________________ for his
actions
“Govern or Get Out”
• John ________________ Adams told Monroe
to tell _______________ that they need to
_________________ Florida or get out of there!
• In _________, Spain gave ________________
to the _________ because they did not want to
have a ___________ with them.
• In ______________ the U.S gave Spain ____
Million ________________
• U.S still let ______________ control
_________________
Questions
• What was Manifest Destiny?
• Who owned Louisiana?
• Why did the US want to purchase
Louisiana?
• How much did we buy Louisiana for?
• Why were citizens upset by the Louisiana
Purchase?
• Who owned Florida?
• How did we get Florida?
Texas
• ______________ was a great area for
_________________ farming
• ___________________ wanted
______________ so they could make
more ________________
Americans came to Texas
• _______________ Austin owned land in
Texas and he invited ________ American
____________________ to live on his
land
• This was called the “Old __________
hundred”
Rising Tensions
• In _________ years population of Americans
in Texas went from approx __________ to
_____________
• This caused ______________ to rise
between _________________ and
_________________
• American Complaints:
– They wanted to _______________ themselves
– All government _______________ were in
_________________
– There was no _________________ allowed in
Texas
Mexican Complaints
•
•
•
Americans came ________________ to
Texas
Americans had no ________________ for
their __________________
Americans had no _______________ in
becoming Mexican ________________
Texans Rebel
• Americans wanted ______________ as an
independent ______________ and
__________________ because of it
• Mexico’s _____________________ was very
mad
• Santa ____________ (Mexican war leader)
declared ___________ on the U.S citizens in
_______________
• He went to __________ bringing with him
______________ troops
The Alamo
• San ______________, Texas is where the first
_________________ took place in this war
• The first battle was 6,000 ________________
soldiers vs. ____ Texan __________________
• The Texans were ____________________ so
they hid out in an old Mexican _____________
named The ________________
• Key Texans in this battle:
– Davy ___________________
– William ________________
– James _____________
• ________________ Anna surrounded The
_________________
• For _______ days the ________________
Army pounded on the ______________ of the
mission
• The _____th day Santa Anna
_______________ in and ______________
all of the men inside
• The Battle lasted only ________ minutes
• Texans were ___________ and wanted
_________________
Texas Wins its Independence
• Sam _________________ wanted to fight
Santa Anna and gain Texas’
_______________________
• Houston got Santa Anna in the
_______________ of Texas away from his
________________ and attacked him and his
_____________ as they _____________
• As they attacked he shouted out the famous
words: “__________________ the
___________”
• After the _______________ was over Texas
won its ________________________
To Annex Texas or Not
• Texas stayed ___________________ for
_____ years after the war
• _________________ finally decided that they
would ______________ Texas
– to add a _______________ to an
______________________ country
• Texas became the _______th State in
___________________
Questions
• Why did the southerners want Texas?
• What was the “Old Three Hundred?”
• What were the American complaints about
Texas?
• What were the Mexican complaints about
Texas?
• What was the Alamo?
• Who were the three key Texans in the battle?
• What did Sam Houston yell during the battle?
• What does annex mean?
• What number state is Texas?
Oregon Country
• Claimed by ____________ nations:
Russia,______________, Great Britain, and
the __________
• Spain and ________________ dropped out
• Great _____________ and US agreed to a
____________________ “joint
______________________”
Discovering Oregon
• _______________ and Clark
________________, too rugged for
_______________________ travelers
• _____________________ Smith found
better route called _____________ Pass
through the _________________
Mountains
Oregon Forever
• First to travel ______________ Pass were
_______________________ who made few
converts (accept a new _______________)
• Oregon – “___________________ Paradise”
• Many __________________ came for a fresh
______________
• _____________________ Fever
All of Oregon or Half?
• _____________ won election because of
________________ about ______________
• “All of _______________ or __________!”
• “______________-four ___________ or
_______________!”
• Didn’t want war with ______________ so
divided Oregon in half at _____th parallel
• _______ and Britain settled without
_____________ a drop of _____________
Questions
• What four nations claimed Oregon?
• Which two nations ended up sharing the
land?
• Who went on an expedition to Oregon that
was too rough for ordinary travelers?
• Who found a better route to Oregon? What
was it called?
• Who were the first to travel to Oregon? Why?
• What was the outcome on who received the
land in Oregon?
War with Mexico
• Polk – wanted to ________________ the US
as _______ as he could
• __________________ or by ____________
take __________________ and New
_____________
• Mexican __________________ that were
neglected
• Mexican ________________ refused Polk’s
__________________ to buy the land
War Breaks Out in Texas
• _____________________ of Texas act of
war to ______________
• They couldn’t agree on a ______________
for Texas
• _______________ declared war on Mexico
after _________________ on American
Troops
• Mexico thought we were _______________
Fall of New Mexico and California
• General Stephen __________________ led
Army from ___________________
• Americans took ________________ of New
Mexico without _______________ a shot
• John C. __________________ launched
___________________ in CA
• ________________ and _______________
Mexican ____________________
• Raised a ___________ showing a grizzly
_____________ drawn with _____________
• Bear Flag ____________________
United States Invades Mexico
• Troops led by Zachary ________________
• “Old _______________ and _____________”
• Stopped by Santa _______________, but
retreated from ___________________ Mexico
• General _________________ Scott led troops
in ______________________ Mexico
• “Old ____________ and ________________”
• Captured __________________ City
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Mexico gave up Texas or ___________ their
________________, which included CA and
______
• Mexican ________________
• US had to pay them $_____ million and
________________ Mexicans living there still
• Some opposed the treaty:
– No right to take Mexican _________________
other than ____________ should return the land
– Wanted even _________ _______________
“From Sea to Shining Sea”
• James _______________ purchased a strip
of land ______________ of the Mexican
Cession for $____ million
• Gadsden _________________
• ______________ or ___________ was dark
side to __________________ Destiny
Questions
• Which two territories did Polk want from
Mexico?
• Why did Congress declare war on Mexico?
• How did California become known as the
Bear Flag Republic?
• What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
• Why did some senators oppose the treaty?
• What purchase resulted in the nation
stretching “from sea to shining sea?”
• What was the dark side of Manifest Destiny?